The following readings and URLs are intended to present a summative guide, and hands-on
Web Tour, to the essential lessons and concepts gleaned from the experience of the early
community networking pioneers who explored new methods of matching caring and
connectivity to create social value for their communities. Many of their community
networking guides, directories, and related resources are listed in chapter 11.

Community networking is about sharing information, ideas, and innovations. You have the
opportunity to bring the best of over ten years of community network experimentation and
innovation to your community. Exactly how you, and your community, will match
big-heartedness, with computers and bandwidth, to create a network that is fun, inclusive
and productive, will be determined by your imagination, and your ability to share your
visions with others. As expectations increase with experience, you can expect your
community members to become increasingly proactive in reinventing "their"
community network.